Environmental planning and development
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
The Environmental Planning & Development Committee monitors all matters related to environmental planning and development law and represents the Law Society and its members on policy and practice issues arising from it. Our priorities include:
- Developing and commenting on law reform and legal policy proposals (including preparing submissions, and liaising with government and other stakeholders in this process)
- Educating the legal profession about changes to the law and providing guidance on practice and other issues
- Exchanging information about issues arising in legal practice (such as recent case law) that may indicate a legal policy issue or concern
Learn more about committees
Current committee members
How to join a committee
Recent policy submissions
Letter to DPIE – Proposed New Housing SEPP – 2.9.21
Letter to DPIE – Varying Development Standards – 12 May 2021
Letter to DPIE – Building Business Back Better – 7 May 2021
Letter to LCA – Review of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989 (Cth) – 9 October 2020
Letter to Productivity Commissioner - Review of Infrastructure Contributions in NSW - 5 August 2020
Letter to Impounding Act Review - Review of the Impounding Act 1993 - 25 March 2020
Letter to Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment & Planning - Professional Engineers Registration Bill 2019 - 29 Jan 2020
Visit the Environmental Planning and Development policy submissions archive
2021 Committee list
R. McCulloch (Chair), C. Drury (Dep Chair), M. Bonanno, T. Cahill, B. Charlton, K. Huxley, R. James, A. Knox, J. Mitchell (YL Rep), P. Murray, A. Penklis, J. Schipp, J. Sheehan, N. Vella, P. Vergotis.
How to join a committee
Law Society Committees have powers, authorities and tasks delegated by the Council. Consisting of dedicated
volunteers, each committee focuses on a particular area of law, pooling together specialist skills and experience in
order to scrutinise legislation, court decisions and other government policies.
There are three broad categories of committees:
- Regulatory committees – perform statutory duties under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
- Liaison committees – linked to other professions or organisations
- Policy committees
By drawing on the insights of committees, the Law Society can meet its statutory duties and act as a major player
in law reform and policy debates.